Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Northern America and Europe
Northern America and Europe: Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) was 1.4 % in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Northern America and Europe, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Northern America and Europe is 1.4 %, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Northern America and Europe peaked at 1.4 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.1 %, in 2004.
Northern America and Europe ranks 19th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Northern America and Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 1.3 % | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 1.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.2 % | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 1.1 % | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 1.2 % | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 1.3 % | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 1.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.4 % | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 1.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.27 % | 1.1 % | 1.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 % | 1.3 % | 1.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 % | 1.4 % | 1.4 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Northern America and Europe
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Northern America and Europe?
- Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Northern America and Europe was 1.4 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) recorded in Northern America and Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) recorded in Northern America and Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 % in 2004.
- How does Northern America and Europe rank for percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year)?
- Northern America and Europe ranks 19th out of 37 groups with data for 2021.
- Is percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Northern America and Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America and Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.